Specifications

9.1 Cleaning Optical Connectors with Wipes, Swabs and Isopropyl Alcohol

The following items are required:

• Canned Air (Clean, dry, oil free compressed air)

• Industrial grade 99% pure isopropyl alcohol (Commercially available isopropyl alcohol is not

recommended as it may be diluted with water and a light mineral oil and may leave a residue.)

• Lint free wipes, such as Kimwipes®

• Lint-free swabs

9.1.1 Instructions for Fiber Connector End-face Cleaning

Step 1 Fold a clean soft, lint-free wipe such as Kimwipes® several times to get a pad of 6 to 8 layers of

material.

Step 2 Remove the protective cap on the optical fiber cable connector.

Step 3 Dampen (but do not soak) a corner of the wipe with alcohol using the alcohol dispenser.

Step 4 Firmly but gently press the tip of the optical connector into the alcohol-moistened area of the

wipe. Slide the connector back and forth on the wipe. Repeat this step three times, using a clean

alcohol-moistened area each time.

Step 5 Discard the used wipe.

Step 6 A couple of short blasts of clean, dry, oil-free compressed air should be used to remove any

tissue fragments that may have been deposited on the connector end-face during cleaning.

Inspect the connector end-face. If it is still dirty, repeat the cleaning procedure

9.1.2 Instructions for Cleaning the Optical Connector on the TRX Module

The optical connector on the TRX modules should only require cleaning with a couple of short blasts of

clean, dry, oil-free compressed air. In rare cases when foreign material comes in contact with the optical

interface of the TRX module, lint-free swabs that have been lightly moistened with industrial grade

isopropyl alcohol can be used to clean the optical interface by gently wiping them across the surface. This

should be followed by a couple of short blasts of clean, dry, oil-free compressed air.

9.2 Cleaning Optical Connectors with Dry Cloth Cleaning Kits

Many brands of dry cloth cleaning kits are commercially available including the NTT-AT Connector

Cleaning Kit, Hellermann/Tyton Fiberclean, Specialized Products Company’s UCC-700 Universal

Connector Cleaner, and others. Refer to the manufacturer’s instructions.

10 References

10.1 Applicable Standards

Table 4 on the next page indicates which standards apply to the SFP+ modules.

Application Note: SFP+ Evaluation Board